The Spring Creek Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season. They blew past Yerington 74-51. Given Spring Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Yerington is ranked 81st), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Spring Creek to victory were Carson Fisher and Jaron Johnson. Fisher scored 19 points, while Johnson scored 16 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. The matchup was Fisher's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Darren Bylund was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
When it comes to explaining why Yerington lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kp Picotte jr. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Thom, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Yerington struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Spring Creek's victory bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for Yerington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spring Creek will be home for the holidays to greet Truckee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Truckee comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Yerington will be home for the holidays to greet West Wendover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Wendover is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 64 points per game.
